Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-28
NEW YORK SOCIETY GOSSIP.
The Alexandra Croker Nuptials to
Take Place in april.

Take Place in april.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Miss Hat
tie Crocker's marriage to MIR. Alex
andre will take place in April, at
The Croker mansion, on California
street, Mob Hill, San Francisco. A large
party will attend from New York. 1t
VIII be Mr.. Alexandre's first visit to San
francisco. AS friend remarked:
Hattie Croker would be a prize if she
hadn't cent in the world" But she is
r@puted to be the richest young lady in
America. She has very chsrmlng per-
sonality and is entirely tree from affects-
tlon. it Is love match on both sides,
ana the parents nave already given the
young pair their blessing. 1t is rumOred
That Lawrence Barrett's eldest unmar-
rled daughter is to wed Edwin Both.
rms was the real reason of Barretts I'M
dertaking the management OF Booth this
season, which was u surprise to every
body, and it is known that Barrett never
does anything without some great rea-
son. Now 1t has leaked out, If this family
alliance takes place, Barrett and Booth
will star together play wing alternate parts
In 'OthellO" and other tragedies. 1t
would certainly make strong partner
snip, and Lawrence Barrett knew OF no
other way to accom- l SD it.
PANSIEs IN FINGER BOWLS.
AT "smsrp luncheon given recently
the finger bowls were filed half fun with
water In which foatsd three pansles. 1t
is now the custom to give either q pink,
green, yell0W or some color for the pre-.
Vaillng tint OF dinner or luncheon. A
pink dinner has the centre OF the linen
damask cover festOoned with a square of
pink china silk. At the four sides, fairy
q n do
old-iashiOned candelabras are used to
ornament the room holding pink candles.
liz the centre OF the pink silk square is a
vase OF carnation pinks, and one or two
OF these flowers are placed in the finger
bowls. 1t ia quite an idea now to serve
Ice cream for dinners in fanoitul little
dishes of different colors; for instance, a
pink porcelain rose filed with ice cream
at one plate, sea she'll OF porcelain at
another or a colored glass tulip. These
devices are not only pretty, but are an
economy; everybody knows that to buy
ice cream done up in individual molds
is lar more costly than to buy it by the
quart or gallon. With the individual
dishes the same effect, only possibly more
beautiful, is produced, with far less ex-
pense after the first cost of purchasing
the porcelain dishes. Soup is now served
for luncheOns in bullion cups, which come
thing is to have no two alike. They are
distinctive by having a handle each side,
but soup served in any style OF pretty
CHINA cup, is better form at luncheon than
a soup plate; the cnarm OF a luncheon is
its daintiness. The hostess who will de-
vote little time to attractive devices
for the table will add much to her
guests pleasure. A little sherry D. ured
INTO the bullion adds greatly to the flavor.
NEW FAD.
Our fashionable bellies have new fad
which is liable to prove Injurious to the
eyes. | refer 10 the lOrg In the
form OF shell-bOwed eyeglasses, with a
long carved shell handle. These female
quiZZIng glasses, which give the user an
impudent stare, ara frequently made Of
ordinary window glass, but many OF them
have lenses as strong as an opera glass,
through which our girls will look for
hours, to the great detriment of their
eyes. A friend recently counted twenty
of these glasses at the theatre in use
throughout the performance. II should
think their arms would be tired holdIng
those long handled glasses all the even
ing" said he. "They are" | replied.
Then why do they do it?' was asked.
''For fashion. They wouldn't care ii
their arms ached or became stIffened or
what happened ii only they are in STYLE"
And they are willing to be unc I'M.
Portable just for fasbion?' ne said, in as.
constituent. just Tor fashion, which
means much to some natures.
EVELYN BAKER HARvIER.